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River in the United States
Carp River Country
United States Source • location Trout Lake
Mouth • location
Lake Huron • elevation
581 ft (177 m)
[1] Type Wild, Scenic, Recreational Designated March 3, 1992
Carp River is a 40.2-mile-long (64.7 km)
[2] river in
Chippewa and
Mackinac counties in the
U.S. state of
Michigan . 21.7 miles (34.9 km) of the river were added to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1992.
[3]
Description
The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Trout Lake (also known as Carp Lake) in southern
Trout Lake Township in Chippewa County at
46°10′41″N 85°01′55″W / 46.17806°N 85.03194°W / 46.17806; -85.03194 (Carp River (source) )
[1] in the eastern
Upper Peninsula . The river flows generally south and east into Mackinac County.
The Carp River flows for much of its length through the eastern region of the
Hiawatha National Forest . A central portion of the river, near
M-123 , flows through the
Mackinac Wilderness , jointly preserved by the
U.S. Forest Service and the
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission of the
Ojibwa Indians.
[3]
In contrast to much of the Upper Peninsula, the Carp River's watershed is relatively flat, and there are only a few small rapids on the river. It is often used by
canoeists .
Fishermen can find
brook trout ,
brown trout , and
rainbow trout in the river in summer, with some
salmon in fall.
Close to its mouth, the Carp River is spanned by the
Mackinac Trail – Carp River Bridge , a 1920
spandrel arch bridge that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in December 1999. The river then empties into St. Martin Bay of
Lake Huron at
46°01′29″N 84°41′33″W / 46.02472°N 84.69250°W / 46.02472; -84.69250 (Carp River (mouth) ) .
[1]
Tributaries and features
From the mouth:
Saint Martin Bay
[4]
(left) Red Creek
[5]
(left) Flat Creek
[6]
(right) Platz Lake
[7]
(right) Lower Farm Hill Creek
[8]
(right) Upper Farm Hill Creek
[9]
(right) Spring Lake Creek
[10]
(right) North Branch Carp River
[12]
(left) Taylor Creek
[13]
(right) East Lake Branch Carp River
[15]
(left) South Branch Carp River
[17]
Rock Rapids
[18]
(right) Ozark Creek
[19]
(left) Mud Lake
[21]
(right) Frenchman Lake
[22]
Trout Lake (also known as Big Trout Lake and Carp Lake)
[24]
Schwesinger Creek
[25]
Little Trout Lake
[26]
Drainage basin
The drainage basin of the Carp River includes all or part of the following:
Chippewa County
Mackinac County
References
^
a
b
c
"Carp River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
The National Map
Archived 2012-03-29 at the
Wayback Machine , accessed November 21, 2011
^
a
b Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (10th ed.) . Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2002.
^
"Saint Martin Bay" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Red Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Flat Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Platz Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lower Farm Hill Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Upper Farm Hill Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Spring Lake Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Spring Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"North Branch Carp River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Taylor Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Bissel Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"East Lake Branch Carp River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"East Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"East Branch Carp River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Rock Rapids" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Ozark Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Mud Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Mud Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Frenchman Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Wegwaas Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Trout Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Schwesinger Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Little Trout Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Kneebone Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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